Originally published at: HomePod mini Features Undocumented Temperature and Humidity Sensor - TidBITS
Mark Gurman of Bloomberg reveals that the HomePod mini contains an undocumented—and unused—chip that can sense temperature and humidity. “Take Control of Apple Home Automation” author Josh Centers offers a couple of possible explanations.
As I just remarked elsewhere, “I just returned a HomePod mini because I found its NPR streaming unlistenable-to. Perhaps I shouldn’t have: we’re told it contains as-yet-unactivated temperature and humidity sensors (not that they would be a good idea for a unit located in my kitchen, and besides it’s virtually impossible to clean).”